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Best Unintended Money Saver

Staff Pick

This summer, city workers plan to block off the Scott Street
bridge and give it a much-needed facelift. Heavily financed by
federal stimulus funds, the two-month project should help kick-start
the city's economy with new construction jobs. The repair should help
out local checkbooks, as well. As any Northside resident knows,
radar-pointing police hang out at the Scott Street bridge the same way
they hover around Ruby's Café. The bridge's sharp rise and fall
forces even the most astute driver—yes, forces—to break the
unrealistic 25 mph speed limit. It's like shooting fish in a barrel,
and Missoula's finest staked their claim to the spot ages ago. But now,
the barrel's blocked off. While some Northsiders may bemoan months of
detours, consider the cold hard cash saved from speeding tickets a nice
consolation prize.

(Sorry, no information is currently available for other years in this same award category.)